Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla filed a resolution on Monday, April 29 calling for a Constitutional Convention (Con-con) to amend provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Padilla said that this is to dispel fears that this would advance the interests of only a few. In filing Resolution of Both Houses...
Sen. Robinhood Padilla said on Thursday, April 25 that he is open to pushing a Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) in his attempt to amend economic and political provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Sen. Robinhood Padilla presides ver Wednesday’s hearing, April 24, 2024 of the Committee on...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers The continued drop in unemployment rate under the Marcos administration should serve as an "impetus" to relax the “restrictive” economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Thus, said Surigao...
A ranking congressman has assured senators that the aboltion of the Senate won't be included in the plans of the proposed constitutional convention (con-con), which would be tasked to come up with possible amendments to the 1987 Constitution. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has proposed her own version of the P10,000 "ayuda" or government subsidy for Filipino families. P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Facebook) In a tweet Friday, March 3, Guanzon said that the proposed budget of P28 billion for the planned constitutional...
The proposed use of a "hybrid" Constitutional convention (con-con) does not violate the existing 1987 Constitution. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. had this to say Thursday, Feb. 23, or a day after Resolution...
Can the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) be held simultaneously with the election of delegates for the proposed Constitutional Convention (ConCon) in October? Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference at their office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday, Jan...
A week after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. declared Charter change (Cha-cha) as not being a priority, a panel in the House of Representatives decided Monday, Feb. 20 that it would go the Constitutional convention (con-con) route should the measures to amend the 1987 Charter prosper....
A hybrid Constitutional convention (con-con) composed of both elected and appointed delegates is the best method in revising the 1987 Constitution. (MANILA BULLETIN) Former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno made this pitch Monday, Feb. 20 during the seventh public...
Insisting that the current 1987 Philippine Constitution is no longer responsive to the needs of the people, Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo on Sunday, Jan. 29, called for a Constitutional Convention (Con-con) to amend the 1987 Constitution and usher in economic growth and national development....
The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments will begin Thursday, Jan. 26 its formal deliberations on proposed measures for Charter Change (Cha-cha) in the current 19th Congress. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) The panel is chaired by Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district...
The 13 surviving members of the 1971-1972 Constitutional Convention on Sunday, March 20, endorsed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) “We the surviving members of the 1971-72 Constitutional Convention give our unconditional and...
